Ripponlea railway station
# Ripponlea railway station

Ripponlea railway station is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea, and opened on 1 May 1912.

The station is located at the up (northern) end of the Glen Eira Road level crossing, with station access from Glen Eira Road, Oak Grove and Morres Street.

## History

Opening on 1 May 1912, Ripponlea station, like the suburb itself, was named after the Rippon Lea Estate, which was formed by Frederick Thomas Sargood, businessman and a member of Parliament for the Victorian Legislative Council between 1874–1880 and 1882–1901, and a senator for Victoria between 1901 and 1903.

In 1960, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Glen Eira Road level crossing, with the signal box protecting the level crossing also abolished during that time.

## Platforms and services

Ripponlea has two side platforms. Platform 1 has a large weatherboard building, with a smaller weatherboard building on Platform 2. There is a footbridge immediately south of the station buildings, which connects the two platforms, and allows pedestrians to cross the railway tracks.

It is served by Sandringham line trains.

Platform 1:

* Sandringham line all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

* Sandringham line all stations services to Sandringham

## Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Ripponlea station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

* 623 : Glen Waverley station – St Kilda

Yarra Trams operates one route via Ripponlea station:

* : Melbourne University – Carnegie

## Gallery

* Northbound view from the Glen Eira Road level crossing, April 2005
* Station front and entrance to Platform 1, November 2021
